News
| Date | Title | |
| 16 Jan. 2025 |  |
Meet Ambassador Csilla Würtz, who directed NATO summits in Wales and Warsaw In 2013, Ambassador Csilla Würtz became the first Hungarian and first woman appointed as Secretary of the North Atlantic Council and other Council-level bodies. During her five years at NATO in the senior management, she ensured the smooth functioning of the Alliance’s principal decision-making body and was also in charge of planning and organising NATO summits in Wales in 2014 and Warsaw in 2016 as well as the first meeting of Heads of State and Government in the new NATO Headquarters in 2017. How did the Ambassador’s journey with NATO begin? What is the most difficult part of summit preparations? And what is her favourite memory from the Wales Summit? |
| 16 Jan. 2025 |  |
Allied and Partner Chiefs of Defence meet to discuss deterrence and defence On 15-16 January 2025, the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. 32 Allied Chiefs of Defence together with their military counterparts from 27 Partners discussed NATO’s vigilance & deterrence, strengthening military partnerships, and continued support to Ukraine. The two-day session was finalised by the NATO-Ukraine Council with the Ukrainian Chief of Defence. |
| 16 Jan. 2025 |  | NATO’s Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska, opened the eighth Transatlantic Policy Planners’ Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Wednesday 15 January 2025. The Deputy Secretary General stressed the importance of policy planning in a world of strategic competition, pervasive instability, and recurrent shocks. Policy planning is essential, she said, “to anticipate emerging trends, challenge prevailing policy assumptions, and craft new strategies to tackle existing challenges and leverage opportunities.” |
| 15 Jan. 2025 |  |
Allied Chiefs of Defence meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Today and tomorrow, 15 - 16 January 2025, NATO's highest Military Authority, the Military Committee, meets in Chiefs of Defence format at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting focuses on further strengthening deterrence and defence of the Alliance, strengthening NATO’s Partnerships around the world as well as supporting Ukraine in its resistance against Russia’s unprovoked aggression. Across both days, Allied Chiefs of Defence will meet with Military Authorities from NATO Partner countries to discuss how to best tackle pervasive instability around the globe together. |
| 14 Jan. 2025 |  |
NATO launches 'Baltic Sentry' to increase critical infrastructure security NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte co-hosted a Summit of Baltic Sea Allies on Tuesday (14 January 2025), along with President Alexander Stubb of Finland and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of Estonia. |
| 13 Jan. 2025 |  |
NATO Deputy Secretary General in Sweden: Allies must step up support for Ukraine In her first major public engagement as NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Šekerinska praised Sweden for its increased defence spending, leading defence industry and strong support to Ukraine. Speaking at the annual Folk och Försvar conference in Sälen on Monday (13 January 2025), the Deputy Secretary General also highlighted the changed security landscape following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 13 Jan. 2025 |  | On Monday (13 January), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte addressed the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and Subcommittee on Security and Defence. He gave an overview of NATO priorities, including defence spending and production, and support to Ukraine and answered questions from Members of the European Parliament. |
| 09 Jan. 2025 |  | NATO’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, is participating in a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the level of Ministers of Defence, hosted by the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, at Ramstein Air Base (Germany), today (9 January 2025). The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is also in Ramstein for the meeting. |
| 30 Dec. 2024 |  | Allies met today (30 December 2024) at NATO Headquarters to consult on the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland on 25 December. |
| 20 Dec. 2024 |  | The NATO Through Time podcast dives deep into NATO’s history, reflecting on how the past influences the present – and future – of the longest-lasting alliance in history. This episode features Dr Florence Gaub, futurist and Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College, as she looks ahead to the future of NATO – from 2025 to 2099. |